Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Melrose Township
Worth the trip from Melrose Township: Kensington Runestone, 28 mi off
Nothing is mapped inside Melrose Township, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a landmark and a garden. Go 58 mi out for Paul Bunyan Land.
Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
28 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 28 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to go
The 4 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Melrose Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for Melrose Township
These 6 are all within 60 miles.
3Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
HMML is a museum and manuscript library located in Collegeville, Minnesota that holds one of the world’s largest archives of manuscript photographs in both microfilm and digital format.
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5Northland Arboretum
Non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Hill Museum & Manuscript Library: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, CC BY 3.0 · Runestone Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens: Kirs10, Public domain
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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